AOLs dial up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era
News Source : Associated Press
News Summary
- AOL, formerly America Online, introduced many households to the World Wide Web for the first time when its dial-up service launched decades ago.
- As of Wednesday, former company help pages like “connect to the internet with AOL Dialer’ appeared unavailable.
- In the U.S., according to Census Bureau data, an estimated 163,401 households were using dial- up alone to get online in 2023, representing just over 0.13% of all homes with internet subscriptions nationwide.
NEW YORK (AP) Its official AOLs dialup internet has taken its last bow.AOL previously confirmed it would be pulling the plug on Tuesday (Sept. 30) writing in a brief update on its support site la [+3627 chars]